Course Offerings

Workforce Education

Introduction to Industrial Design

Do you have an interest in learning how to design products? Have you found yourself wondering why things are made in the way they are? This course provides students with an opportunity to learn Industrial Design skills before moving into a 4 year program. Students will have projects that will challenge you to empathize and consider the needs of users to get to a problem solving solution.

Course Objectives

learn:
Ideation
Research
Graphic Layout
Design Process
Prototyping
Adobe Illustrator/Adobe Photoshop Basics
3D Thinking




Outline of Instruction

Practicing Design Process
- Empathize
- Define
- Ideate
- Prototype
- Test the Prototype
- Refine

What is prototyping?

Activities to put things into practice


Contact Hours

12

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

None

Learning Supplies Needed

None

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
Design a shoe entirely out of paper. No adhesives..

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

The ideal student is interested in design and would like to learn more about Industrial/Product Design.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

Course Contact Information

Mike Langer
919-532-5526
[email protected]

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Requisites: None

To view information on this course and additional non-degree course offerings, visit the Workforce Continuing Education Catalog